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160 years ago · 1866
“I accordingly desire you to call General Grant's attention to the subject, leaving to his own discretion and judgment the measures of preparation and precaution that should be…”
— Andrew Johnson
132 years ago · 1894
“Special Departmental Rule No. 1 is hereby amended by adding to the places therein excepted from examination in the Department of the Treasury the following: In the Bureau of…”
— Grover Cleveland
128 years ago · 1898
“Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby declare, proclaim, and make known that the following…”
— William McKinley
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Donald Trump is fighting for lower prices; he is fighting for a stronger economy, and, again, I want to celebrate the working family tax cut plan, which [promises] no tax on tips and no tax on overtime and Social Security, a $2,200 tax…
These are things we have done to make life more affordable by letting people keep more to spend on their priorities.
If I do the finest thing, if I found the cure to cancer, they would say, ‘Why didn’t he move quicker?’ They are just horrible people, and they’re so bad. So I believe in a free press. I believe in an honest press, but I don’t believe in…
Most of them are fake, and it’s not only CNN, and it’s not only MSDNC. It’s a lot of other people.
So at a certain point, you say, ‘What’s the purpose of like this crazy Kaitlin Collins?’ She’s a very average person. She ’s the most unhappy young person I’ve ever seen.
These are ads for the country. I’m not promoting myself because I’m not running for office.
I don’t have any announcement today, but I will say that my commitment is to not leave a broken country to my kids or anyone else’s.